Backend Engineer – Large-Scale APIs & Systems (Equity)

Google Inc.; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Inc. is seeking a Backend Software Engineer for Google Photos to help build scalable storage and retrieval features across web and mobile platforms. You will contribute to backend services, APIs, and integration with third-party providers, while partnering with product, UX, QA, and other teams.

The role focuses on scalable infrastructure, data handling, and system health, with opportunities to influence architecture and drive the Photos storage monetization initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience required.
• 2 years of experience with large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, or related compute/storage expertise.
• 2 years of software development in one or more languages, or 1 year with an advanced degree.
• Experience developing APIs and integrating third-party services.

Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code.
• Review code and provide feedback to ensure best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to define requirements and design engineering solutions.
• Coordinate with engineering leads on other platforms for consistent experiences.
• Build experiences that advance the Storage Monetization goals inside Google Photos.

Skills

API development

Distributed systems

Programming languages

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

Java

Kotlin

Job description

Google Inc. is seeking a Backend Software Engineer for Google Photos to help build scalable storage and retrieval features across web and mobile platforms. You will contribute to backend services, APIs, and integration with third-party providers, while partnering with product, UX, QA, and other teams.

The role focuses on scalable infrastructure, data handling, and system health, with opportunities to influence architecture and drive the Photos storage monetization initiatives.